Comb attachment.



F. E. BETHEUSER. COMB ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION man FEB. 27. 1918.

Patented'Dec. 3. 1918.

IN E/E/V TOR F Jgya WITNESSES By s-b 4V! ATTORNEYS 'of Westchester and State -Attachment, of which action on the hair to rnnnnicx ERNEST BE'IHEUSER, or YONKERS, NEW YORK.

COMB ATTACHMENT.

Application filed February 27, 1918. Serial No. 219,457,

To all/whom it may concern: Be it known. that I, FREDRICK E. BE- THEUSER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yonkers, in the county of New York, and Improved Comb the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a comb attachment which has for its general objects to provide means for removing dirt and dust from the hair, imparting waves and luster have invented a new thereto, removing static electricity, and at v the same time taking the place of a brush.

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of strips of velvet or equivalent means at the roots of the teeth of the comb so that the velvet will have a brushing produce the results above set. forth.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprisesvarious novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which'will be set forth with particularity in the following description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, and wherein similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views,

Figure l is a side view of a comb with the attachment partly removed;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof. Referring to the drawing, A designates a comb which, in the present instance, has

at opposite sides dovetail recesses I extending longitudinally of the back of the comb and adjacentv the teeth 2. In these dovetail the holding strips 3, and the lower edges of the velvet extend downwardly below the roots of the teeth or across the spaces be-' tween the teeth so that the velvet will have Specification of Letters Patent.

' grooves are correspondingly shaped strips Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

a wiping contact with the hair so as to remove the dust, dirt, and static electricity and produce a wave and luster effect thereon. The strips 3 with the velvet thereon can be removed longitudinally from their respective dovetail grooves, and the strips can be inserted reversed so that either edge of the velvet pieces can be movabilityof the velvet also enables it tov employed. The rebe readily kept ina sanitary condition. If

desired, perfume or scent can be placed in the velvet so as to scent the hair :when the comb isused. Since no brush is required, other than that resulting from the velvet, there is no danger of the hair tearing or breaking, and furthermore, the hair does not require to be washed as frequently.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation, to gether with the article which I now consider to. be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it. understood that the article shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of a comb, a strip of napped material extendingfalong the side of the comb, and means for reversibly attaching the said strip to the comb, with either longitudinal edge of the strip over 2. A comb having a strip of fabric in contact with one side of the "comb, with one edge of the strip overlying the root por tions of the teeth and in contact with the side surfaces of the teeth.

3. A comb including a back, and teeth ex- I tened to the strip tending therefrom, and elstrip of fabric secured fiat against the side of the back and overlapping the roots of the teeth.

4. A comb hitting e'longittidi'niii groove, a strip therein, and a piece of fabric and having an edge projectingecross the spece betweenthe root portions of the teeth.

along the root portions thereof.

extreme Elmer BETHEiI SERE and. one edge of the fabric- 

